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Officials celebrate new bridge, road relocation, haul road for UPF at Y-12

Posted at 12:59 am March 14, 2015
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Bear Creek Road Extension and Bridge

Pictured above is the new Bear Creek Road extension and bridge on the west side of the Y-12 National Security Complex.

 

They called it their first major milestone: the completion of site readiness work, delivered on time and under budget. The work included the relocation of Bear Creek Road, a new bridge, and construction of a haul road.

It’s part of the project to build a Uranium Processing Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex. UPF could replace World War II-era buildings at Y-12. The project has been capped at $6.5 billion, and it’s expected to be completed by 2025.

Federal officials and contractors celebrated the completion of the site readiness subproject in a Friday morning ceremony at Y-12. [Read more…]

Filed Under: National Nuclear Security Administration, Slider, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: Avisco, Bear Creek Road, Building 9212, Chuck Fleischmann, CNS, Consolidated Nuclear Security, construction, DOE, Don Peters, Eric Thompson, Frank Klotz, haul road, Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility, John Eschenberg, John Hudson, Nashville District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Nuclear Security Administration, NNSA, Red Team Review, site prep, site prep readiness, site readiness, Thom Mason, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Department of Energy, UPF, UPF Federal Project, UPF Project, uranium processing facility, USACE, Y-12 National Security Complex

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